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Born: October 11, 1919 in Pittsburgh, PA
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's
Died: October 16, 1990 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz

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Biography:
In the '60s, when John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman were defining the concept of a jazz avant-garde, few knowledgeable observers would have guessed that in another 30 years the music's mainstream would virtually bypass their innovations, in favor of the hard bop style that free jazz had apparently supplanted. As it turned out, man... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2006 Quicksilver Live at Birdland NYC
2002 Recuerdo
2002 Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World [Complete]
2002 Jazz in Paris: Jazz & Cinéma, Vol. 2
2002 Au Club St Germain, Vol. 3
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Filmography:
2008 Art Blakey and Mike Mainieri from Seventh Avenue South
2008 Art Blakey and Mike Mainieri from Seventh Avenue South
2001 Classic Drum Solos and Drum Battles
1999 The Black Big Bands
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